The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 1918
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
5:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -54
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.55° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.57° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.